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Stop - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：Cease (Stop)

Stop 🔊

/stɒp/

v./n.

To finish an activity or movement; to not continue doing something.

Cease 🔊

➕

/siːs/

v./n.

To come to an end or bring something to an end.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'stoppian' meaning to block; later generalized to cessation.

💡 Mnemonic

Visualize a red stop sign—when you see it, immediately cease motion.

📖 Example

After studying for an hour, I decided to stop and take a short break. 🔊 After studying for an hour, I decided to stop and take a short break.

🔗 Collocations

stop doing something – to cease an action

stop working – to cease working

stop the car – to bring the car to a halt

🔄 Synonyms

halt (v.) – to stop moving

cease (v.) – to stop happening

end (v.) – to finish

🚫 Antonyms

start (v.) – to begin

continue (v.) – to keep going

begin (v.) – to start

🌱 Derivatives

stopping (v.) – the act of ceasing

stopped (adj.) – having come to a halt

unstoppable (adj.) – impossible to stop

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old English 'stoppian' meaning to plug, related to Latin 'stuppa' (tow). Now key in traffic signs and computing.

Meaning 2：Bus stop (Stop)

Stop 🔊

/stɒp/

v./n.

A place where a bus, tram, or train regularly stops to let people get on and off.

Bus stop 🔊

➕

/bʌs stɒp/

v./n.

A designated place where public transport vehicles pick up and drop off passengers.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Please press the button when you want to get off at the next stop. 🔊 Please press the button when you want to get off at the next stop.

🔗 Collocations

bus stop – a location for boarding buses

train stop – a station where trains stop

next stop – the upcoming stopping point

🔄 Synonyms

station (n.) – a larger stop for trains or buses

halt (n.) – a small stop, often rural

terminus (n.) – the end of a line